The Slator Language Industry Job Index (LIJI), which tracks how employment activity is trending across the global language industry, fell by 3 points in April 2020. Continue reading
There is a growing need for multilingual content moderation to protect a brand’s reputation even as user engagement increases. Continue reading
Slator 2019 Language Industry M&A and Funding Report
Download the Slator 2019 Language Industry M&A and Funding Report — an in-depth summary and analysis of the 60 language industry M&A and 15 start-up and tech funding rounds. Continue reading
InTrain: University of Bologna Launches Open Source RSI Training Platform
University of Bologna at Forlì launches free, open-source, online training platform for remote simultaneous interpreters. Continue reading
Translation Services and the Race for a Coronavirus Vaccine
With hundreds of coronavirus clinical studies underway, what role does the language industry play in facilitating the search for a vaccine? Where does linguistic validation fit in? Continue reading
TransPerfect Case Against Lionbridge Proceeds to Discovery
US District Judge allows eight of TransPerfect’s ten claims against rival language service provider Lionbridge to proceed to discovery. Continue reading
How to Fix the 5 Flaws in Evaluating Machine Translation
Group of leading researchers finds that the way machine translation quality is evaluated by humans is broken. Group issues five recommendations on how to fix it. Continue reading
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SDL Cuts Costs in Anticipation of Revenue Decline
UK-listed LSP SDL released a trading update on its financial year to December 31, 2019, outlining plans to reduce sales and operations costs by GBP 8m. Continue reading
EU Offers EUR 4m in Grants to ‘Language Tool’ Developers
EU offers grants of between EUR 0.2–0.8m to developers of “language tools” and “language resource projects” under the EUR 4m CEF Automated Translation budget. Continue reading
Reader Polls: Evolving Corona Fallout, Working From Home, Rankings
How has coronavirus affected working conditions and business in general for freelancers, LSPs, and language tech providers? And are industry vendor rankings relevant? Continue reading
Language Service Providers Respond to Coronavirus Lockdowns
We surveyed the response of language service providers from across the globe to the Covid-19 pandemic. Here’s what we found. Continue reading
Podcasts Are Going Multilingual
Once niche, global podcasting is now mainstream. And there has been a clear trend for multilingual podcasts after big publishers started making their shows available in more languages. Continue reading
How Airbnb ‘Human Translated’ Over 100 Million Words in 2019
Airbnb human translated over 100 million words and processed millions more in user generated content in 2019. Exclusive interview with Salvo Giammarresi, Head of Localization at the home-rental giant. Continue reading
Translator and Interpreter Pay: CIOL Finds ‘Significant Degree of Dissatisfaction’
New survey by UK-based professional body CIOL examines why, when, how linguists entered the language industry, and unpacks attitudes toward pay, perceptions. Continue reading
Sweden Awards USD 65m Interpretation Contract to Startup DigitalTolk
Scania County in Sweden awards USD 65m interpretation contract to startup DigitalTolk. Contract to run for two years from July 1, 2020. Continue reading
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